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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/29/1988 Adjourned Meeting 2 038 NOVEMBER 29, 1988 - ADJOURNED MEETING - BUDGET REVIEW The City Council met is session on this date at 2:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington, to resume the Budget Review Session. Mayor Pat Berndt presiding, Council members Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan, Lynn Carmichael, Jerry Foy and Bernard Sims present. City Manager Zais, Director of Finance and Budget John Hanson and Deputy City Clerk Toney also present. Council member Clarence Barnett also present. III Mayor Berndt indicated Bill Johnson, Manager of the J.C. Penney Store would like to address Council prior to the continuation of the budget review session. Bill Johnson, 5803 Douglas Drive, thanked Council for the additional bus service and the police foot patrol in the downtown area through the holiday season. Mr. Johnson asked if there is a way this type of arrangement can be continued throughout the year. He also addressed Council regarding the public perception of the downtown area and the Yakima Mall, and the issue of additional lighting needed to enhance that perception. Mr. Johnson stated the ability to nurture and enhance the consumer's perception of Yakima is key to the growth of the retailers' and their growth is critical to the stability and growth of the City's revenue base. Council member Foy reviewed funding sources already considered by the Council and asked Mr. Johnson if he has a funding solution for the additional services requested by the downtown merchants. Mr. Johnson stated he does not have an answer to this complex issue; that his mission today is to share with the Council the initial thermometer reading received by the downtown merchants from the consumers about the downtown retail shopping environment.. Mr. Johnson stated downtown merchants would welcome an opportunity to discuss possible solutions to these issues with the City Council. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Director of Public Works, Jerry Copeland stated he had responded incorrectly to an inquiry this morning about the cause of the increase in repairs and maintenance and he would like Fleet Manager, Don Toney, to address that at this time. Mr. Toney referred Council to page 270 -271 of the explanatory narrative, under Account #480, Repairs and Maintenance which states, "The 1989 Budget is $15,150 or an 190.56% increase over the 1988 year -end projection. Included in this increase is funding to install rain gutters to eliminate dangerous ice - covered sidewalks, replacement of ceiling tile in the Public Works office area and replacement of lighting in the equipment repair shops. New energy efficient light will provide payback in one year. One -half of the fixtures are being replaced this year with the remainder planned for 1990." Mr. Toney stated all of the items listed in this paragraph are responsible for the increase in maintenance and operation,. not just the rain gutter maintenance as is incorrectly stated in the summary on page 271. Equipment Rental A considerable amount of discussion ensued regarding the increases in the._ Equipment Rental budget. Don Toney, John Hanson and Jerry Copeland responded to inquiries by various Council members. It was explained that the figures used in preparation of the budget are based on actual costs of the previous year. In response to Council member Barnett's request that Mr. Toney explain how he had calculated the figures on page 331. Mr. Toney replied it is impossible to demonstrate the formula without the Mainstem reports and other data from which he obtains the needed information to prepare the budget. Mr. Toney suggested that Council member Barnett come to his office where he has the needed documentation and he will review this process with him. Council member Barnett asked that Mr. Toney work through the figures presented in the Sewer budget for maintenance and operation prior to the time of the Budget wrap -up session so that Council may understand the formula used in the preparation of his budget. Mr. Toney was agreeable to this request. Council member Foy referred to the equipment requested by the various departments and asked why this cannot be purchased through the Purchasing Department, and perhaps receive a better price on the equipment. Mr. AAD /1 030 NOVEMBER'29; 1988 Toney stated that is normally the policy. Mr: Foy made reference to the weed eaters listed on pages 336 and 337, and the lawn mower (page 236) listed in the Fire Department's budget at a cost of $600, suggesting the Fire Department buy a push mower so the firefighters can stay healthy by mowing the lawns at the two stations that have lawns. Mr. Toney stated that he is not responsible for purchasing equipment for the Fire Department. Council member Carmichael commented •Council has no way of knowing if the equipment being purchased is appropriate for the department's needs, or if they are considering a "Cadillac model." She asked who monitors purchases to make sure the equipment fits the need? Mr. Toney stated the requests are reviewed by two other individuals prior to being forwarded to him. A brief discussion ensued about this issue in which Council member Sims and Mayor Berndt indicated that is the administrative responsibility of the managers to oversee these types of requests. • The subject of contracting out services was then discussed. Council member Barnett asked if there will be any savings in overhead costs if the maintenance of the police vehicles is contracted out? Mr. Toney explained that this action will not result in any savings in overhead costs because those costs will be redistributed to the other divisions. Council member Barnett asked if the maintenance on police— vehicles is contracted out, along with the overflow work for sewer, water - and irrigation, will the major emphasis be given to the Transit vehicles? Mr. Toney stated that is correct. Council member Barnett asked if it is possible to contract everything•out except transit. Mr. Copeland stated more services cannot be contracted out because that would displace some of the mechanics force and the union contract prohibits this. City Manager Zais stated contracting out is a viable option for the future and should be further explored, however, the union contract states alternative employment must be found for employees whose jobs are contracted out. Mr. Zais stated when management looked at this issue, the .option of contracting out was considered and is subject to dispute by the union for such action. He reviewed the history of the unsuccessful attempts to contract out refuse collection, stating that retraining and placing refuse workers in other positions within the City, as required by union contract, was not possible, therefore, was not cost effective. Mr. Zais stated contracting out of the police vehicles provides the opportunity to meet a strong service demand and gain support. incrementally in looking at the private sector. Referring to page 343, Council member Beauchamp asked how much will be saved by contracting out the utility equipment repairs. Mr. Toney stated no savings is anticipated because the work proposed for contracting out is the overflow. work that the mechanics do not currently have time to do. . He said at the end of each day he has about fifty or sixty work orders • that the mechanics have not had time to process. He explained that he is requesting an additional $25,000. to contract out the overflow work, but the results of this will not be reflected until next years budget. = This concluded the discussion of the Equipment Rental budget. Noting Bill Parrett of Pacific Power & Light seated in the audience, Mayor Berndt asked if he wanted to address Council regarding any specific item prior to discussion of the Traffic Engineering budget. Mr. Parrett spoke in opposition to the proposed 4% increase in the occupation tax to apply to gas, telephone, and electric service. Mr: Parrett stated taxing utilities will present a burden to•.the low income users which comprises about 47% of electricity users. He pointed out that such a• tax will not apply to wood or oil, and both are widely used as a major source of heat. He stated he views this as a very regressive measure and suggested another revenue `source be found for law enforcement needs. Mayor Berndt thanked Mr. "Parrett for his comments and encouraged him to offer input regarding a possible solution to this issue. Traffic Engineering • Mr. Copeland and Traffic Engineer, Mike Donahue, responded to questions regarding this portion of the budget. Council member Foy asked about the City's policy regarding public area lighting. Mr. Copeland responded funding has not been available for several years for any additional lighting, except in the form of .1/2 cent gas tax. He stated it is his understanding. that City policy has been to assume the responsibility for • AAD /2 040 NOVEMBER 29, 1988 street lights which have been installed to City specifications. Council member Foy requested a written copy of the City's street light installation policy. Mr Copeland stated he would obtain a copy for Council member Foy. Council members Barnett and Foy asked if there are standards for the placement of four way stop signs? It was reported that the four way stop signs at llth Avenue and Spruce Avenue, and Chestnut Avenue and 56th Avenue were to be temporary, however, the stops signs have remained at these locations. The question was asked if the stops signs are going to remain there permanently. Mr. Copeland stated staff will have to research this and report back to Council. In response to Council member Foy's inquiry about further synchronization of Yakima Avenue, Mr. Copeland stated staff is still in the process of researching this. Discussion ensued regarding the cost of the synchronization and Mr. Copeland responded the traffic lights west of Front Street have not been synchronized. Mr. Donahue explained that the Exxon rebate money is about $200,000 for the Central Business District and staff will be installing new controls to interconnect with the cable for computer enhancement. Mr. Copeland stated a portion of this money, will be used to replace the worn out signals in the downtown area so that all of the signals can be synchronized. Mr. Donahue added that new signals and controllers will replace the current equipment which is out of date. Council member Carmichael reminded Mr. Copeland that the motion was to synchronize all of the traffic lights on Yakima Avenue, not just a portion of them. Mr. Donahue stated the downtown merchants directed staff to synchronize the traffic lights from 8th Street to Front Street and that is the action that has been taken. Mr. Copeland was reminded that although the downtown merchants were given the opportunity to offer input on the issue, staff receives and acts upon the direction of the City Council. Mr. Copeland stated once the new controller is installed, staff will be able to synchronize all of the traffic lights from 8th Street to 7th Avenue. He added this should be within the next week or so. Referring to Service Unit #644, Outside Agencies, Mayor Berndt asked if staff is billing those agencies for fully burdened costs and Mr., Copeland stated, we are not. Council member Foy stated he would like to make this a policy issue so Council can determine whether or not staff will continue to do work for outside agencies. Mayor Berndt declared a five minute recess at this time. Prior to discussion of the Parks budget, Mr. Copeland gave a status report on the, recruitment process of another Parks Manager. He stated approximately ten local applicants submitted resumes, and of the ten, three applicants were interviewed for the position. Mr. Copeland stated if a candidate is not selected from these applicants, the position will then be advertised through the Personnel Office. Parks and Recreation (Page 364) Mr. Copeland and Acting Park Operations Supervisor, Don Landis,, responded to questions about this portion of the Parks Budget. Council member Foy - inquired about the status of the Parks Maintenance Supervisor position and City Manager Zais stated that issue is connected to the litigation regarding the reclassification of the Transit Worker position should be discussed in executive session. Council member Sims asked about the reduction in the Park Caretaker position and Mr. Copeland explained that the Greenway Foundation has decided to contract out the mowing rather than use City personnel. Referring to page 367, Council member Carmichael asked if the funding for the receptacles for the Central Business District would be more appropriately taken from service Unit #420 rather than from the Street - Department's Budget? Mr. Copeland stated the function is more easily carried out by the Street Department, adding that, if necessary, the function could be combined with the refuse pickup. Council member Carmichael explained that her concern is that all of the costs for the CBD area are not identified in one place, and this is somewhat misleading in terms of the efforts being made to maintain and manage the core area. AAD /3 041 • NOVEMBER 3 49'; 1988 Mr. Copeland stated that information can:.- - .bedelineated in next year's budget. Mrs. Carmichael stated this would be helpful in that the DARC • Committee and other downtown merchants will be able to see how much money is being spent in the downtown area. She also asked if funding is available for additional refuse containers in the downtown area, and if so, at the end of the Budget wrap -up, can that be designated as a policy issue? Mr. Copeland responded there are no funds in either budget for additional containers, however, he has discussed Saturday refuse pick up with the City Manager. Council member Carmichael stated it doesn't do any . good to have a Saturday pick up if there are no containers to put the refuse in, but agreed that a• Saturday pick up would be helpful for those who have containers. City Manager Zais asked if direction is to make this a policy issue to purchase new containers and to specify a dollar amount? Council member Carmichael stated she would like $5,000 to be taken from the Street Department Budget for additional receptacles in the Central Business District. • Council member Sims asked what kind of advisory group helps determine how the $31,600 is spent in the downtown core area. Don Landis, Acting Parks Supervisor, stated he periodically checks with Jay Wolf, Cascade Landscaping, and input is also received from the DARC Couuuittee. Council member Foy 'pointed out that expense account #420 shows an expenditure of $31,600 and revenue of $16,950, therefore, there must be a subsidy of about $14,650. Mr. Foy stated there are certain retailers that do not realize that is being taken from the general fund. Mr. Hanson stated the lighting for the parking lots in the Central Business District is also paid by the City and is not reflected ' in any of the budgets. It was the general consensus of the Council that staff prepare -a memo showing the amount of funds expended in the downtown area. There was a brief discussion about the possibility of:increasing the PBIA assessment to help pay for some of these items and City Manager Zais stated • the City's Bond Counsel has advised against that action. • Council member Sims requested that an air conditioner be purchased•for the Fisher Golf Course Store. He asked that the amount be kept under $350 and that this be made a policy issue. • Mayor Berndt referred to page 377 (regarding special tournament contracts) stating Council recently. received information indicating that special tournament contracts only pay 35% of their way, and now the budget information indicates they pay 94% of their way. Mr. Copeland stated,the table on page 377 is flawed in that it does not reflect Parks part of the operation, it only reflects recreation's input and efforts. Mr. Copeland stated that is true of all of the categories. He indicated in the future, it is his intent to change the formula to give the Council a better accounting of this particular operation. • Referring to the Martin Luther King Youth Non -Fee Activity, Council member Sims asked that the continuation of this program be made a policy issue, i.e. whether to continue to subsidize it or terminate the program. Aquatics Under the Aquatics Service Unit 424, page 386, Council member Foy asked about the status of the Washington '& Franklin Pool projects. He stated the bids came in over budget and asked what action will be taken next. Mr. Copeland stated the bids came in over budget because the restrooms at Franklin Park were included in the bids and should not have been. He indicated the Engineering Department is analyzing that issue and should • have a determination in the near future. Mayor Berndt noted the .$30,000 increase in Lions Pool expenses, while revenue decreased, and asked the reason for this. Glenna Thon, Aquatics • Supervisor, stated the since Franklin and Washington Pools did not operate, a high percentage of the expense for permanent staff was reallocated to Lions Pool and this accounts for the increase shown in the. year -end report. Mr. Copeland pointed out that almost as many people were served in 1988 with only three pools in operation as were served previously by five pools. He indicated there was only a decline of 9% with the closure of the two pools. Mayor Berndt stated she is concerned about .the trend at Lions Pool because it is anticipated the revenue will decline next year, however, the expenses are not declining. She asked if AAD /4 042 NOVEMBER 29, 1988 staff is being creative in programming because there are a number of classes at the YMCA that still have a waiting list. Council member Barnett stated School District No. 7 will not be using the pool as frequently as they have in the past, and inquired what financial impact that will have on revenues? Mrs. Thon stated there would be a loss of about $20,000, however, staff.will make an attempt to sell that time to.- Selah School District or Yakima Valley Community College. Mayor Berndt stated she is not sure the question regarding the increase in Lions Pool expenses has been sufficiently answered. Mrs. Thon and Mr. Copeland stated they will research the issue further and provide a response. Council briefly discussed the City's current policy not to charge non -City residents a higher fee to use City pools. City Manager Zais stated at one time the City had a non- resident fee which was abandoned at the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Ron King, 320 Stanley Boulevard, addressed Council reaffirming the position taken last year by the Chamber of Commerce regarding the allocation of the utility tax for Parks and Recreation maintenance. He stated the Chamber feels it is inappropriate to apply a percentage to the utility tax; they feel it should be a capped dollar figure. Mr. King stated Chamber of Commerce members expressed three concerns last year: 1) the percentage, or dollar amount, after they had just received a 50% increase in their business license fees, 2) puzzlement as to why this was necessary in view of the fact that the park bond issue had just been passed, and 3) they feel it verifies the fact that the City had not addressed the parks maintenance issue as a whole, and additional developed area is being added to the park program without the ability to handle the maintenance. Mr.. King stated the Chamber Board referred this matter to the Quality Life Council last year and basically the Council reviewed the concept in the 1988 budget to increase the City utility tax by 2% to be used for park maintenance. It was estimated this would generate approximately $159,000. Mr. King stated they are concerned about the cost the taxpayer would incur over the years because this would always be applied if the utility rates increase. He stated it is still the opinion of the Chamber Executive Board that the dollar amount should be frozen at the $159,000. Mayor Berndt stated she was at the General Board meeting and the membership declined to take action on the issue. Council member Buchanan commented if the Council limits the utility tax to a set figure now, the parks maintenance situation will revert to it's former condition. Council member Sims stated the function of the Chamber of Commerce is to create an image for the Yakima Valley, adding it seems strange to him that the Chamber would take that element, of which the business people here in town have indicated as a primary concern, and say that the bond issue and parks maintenance issue are one and the same. Council member Sims stated he thinks it is about time that the Chamber has a new look at their role as provider of the image of the Valley. Mayor Berndt 'added that parks is one of the five major concerns that industry takes into consideration when looking for new places to locate. Council member Barnett stated he thinks the Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the tremendous increases in the sewer fees which amounts to over 46%. Mayor Berndt interjected we are also only talking about that 2% generating a total of $21,000 this year. She exclaimed they are losing $25,000 just in property tax! Council member Barnett argued that doesn't mean that something else can't be cut. He commented he saw a conference table listed for $300 which could be deleted and that money given to parks. He further pointed out that the Parks budget is proposing an additional non -fee program which requires additional funding. Mayor Berndt insisted that the City needs to start offering programs to provide structured recreation for youth, and hopefully, future jail costs will not- - escalate so much. Mike Nelson, Chairman of the .Parks and Recreation Commisison, stated the Commission's concern in recommending the increase in the utility tax was because the utility tax is a revenue source that will increase as additional sources of revenue are generated. He stated the City is losing $60,000 in Federal Revenue Sharing relative to the cemetery, and this is an issue that he has been aware of for the past ten years. He stated this is a dead issue which has nothing to do with Parks and Recreation but the City has that responsibility and this reality must be dealt with in some manner. He stated there will be a gap of $60,000 once FRS funds are gone, and the increase in the utility tax will only generate -$21,000. He stated- the issue should be how is the City going to fund current programs rather than additional programs. AAD /5 043 NOVEMBER49;; 1988 • Referring to the request for funding for the Aquatic's Supervisor to attend the National Recreation Park Association Conference in Florida (listed on page-389), Mayor Berndt asked if this is a justified expense. Mrs. Thon stated this training has not been approved yet, partly because • some of the training is related to new regulations from the Red Cross. She reported,that the Red Cross is checking to see if this is the closest • and earliest conference available.for staff since they will be paying for a part of this training. Mrs. Thon stated she is one of two Instructor /Trainers in the area and the training is necessary to keep this. status current. Senior Center • Mr. Copeland and Recreation Supervisor, Denise Nichols, responded to questions about the Senior Center Budget. Council member Barnett asked if the Tour Program pays it's way and Mrs. Nichols responded the Tour Program shows a revenue gain of about $30,000. Mr. Copeland added those figures are not fully burdened, however. Mayor Berndt commented even if the fully burdened costs were included, the program would still be profitable. Mayor Berndt asked if the additional phones are for staff and Mrs. Nichols responded, yes. Council member Foy asked Mrs. Nichols if she.. realized she would get the old copy machine from the Public Works Complex if Council elects to approve the request for a new one. Mrs. Nichols stated she would be happy to have the old machine in the event Council approval is given for the Public Works Complex to purchase a new copy machine. This concluded the discussion of the'Senior Center Budget. Referring to the pool blanket-_ listed on page 408 of the Parks and Recreation Budget, Mayor Berndt 'asked about past vandalism, problems with the pool blankets. Mrs. Thon stated there had been a vandalism problem in the'past and for that reason, staff has not yet determined on which pool the blanket will be used. She indicated staff is working with'the Fire Department on a security system that will monitor water movement, adding that a grant in the amount of up to $3,500 will be obtained for the purchase of the pool blanket. Mrs. Thon informed Council that there have been.significant improvements in pool blankets and it is anticipated this.will cut the cost of heating and chemical use. • Council member Beauchamp asked the reasoning for presenting the rehabilitation of the pool budgets together. Mr. Hanson replied it was initially prepared in that manner. Mr. Copeland stated staff is in the process of preparing an itemized report, and can have it ready within the next day or so for Council. Mr. Zais asked that page 407 corrected to reflect the Washington and Franklin Pool rehabilitation costs separately in the final budget. Regarding the 2% Utility In Lieu Tax listed on page. 410 and 411, Council' member Barnett again voiced concern for the poor and elderly that will be • the most impacted by implementation of this policy issue. Following a brief debate about this issue, Mike Nixon, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, stated Council member Barnett's concerns are very real, however, some of these people are very supportive of the programs and park bond issues. Council member Foy asked the City 'Manager to direct staff to presentna policy issue of a 1% utility tax increase - on City owned utilities. He stated he would like the revenue generated from. this tax .increase to support three. police officers, two Department Assistant II's, one police vehicle, one legal advisor and one legal clerical, and the material needed to support these employees. Mr. Foy III added he is requesting funding for eight months because he believes this will allow Council the time to review the entire issue. Council member Barnett asked Mr. Foy what the source of funding would be, and Mr. Foy . responded the policy issue is. to set these figures and advise the City Manager to present recommendations as to how this request will. be funded. Mr: Foy stated the amount for eight months would be $183,598,.or•. $250,525 annually in the event the State does not provide any type of funding._ City Manager Zais commented' this request essentially' bifurcates the expanded policy issue in the budget which staff planned'to reintroduce as a part of the final package for Council's consideration. He recalled that Phase A of that package had more support staff and police officers, while Phase B included the additional question of the facility and future staffing requirements.. He stated that entire plan is still part. of a AAD /6 044 NOVEMBER 29, 1988 major policy issue. Mr. Zais stated the request by Council member Foy is a third second option, or compromise recommendation, and will be included in the policy issue summary. This was the consensus of the Council. Mayor Berndt referred to the Youth Program (page 412) and suggested staff look into the possibility of an arrangement with the YMCA. After reviewing the staffing for the Summer Youth Program, Council member Foy asked that staff present a breakdown of staff and hours of operation because the information presented does not compute. A brief discussion ensued about how this additional program became a policy issue. Mr. Hanson stated this program is a budget policy issue along with the other free programs (Youth Non -Fee Programs). He stated Council member Sims requested the issue of the Youth Non -Fee Activities be brought back as a policy issue, i.e.. whether or not the City should continue with those programs and this is a component of the Youth Non -Fee Programs. City Manager Zais stated staff determined this as a need based on requests of park users and felt it should be considered and recommended as a policy issue. Mike Nixon, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, spoke in support of these types of programs for young children and youth in the City. He also spoke in terms of his job Administrator for the Division of Children and Family Services, stating City parks currently do not offer safe activities for children to be able to go to the parks without adult supervision. Mr. Nixon stated the City needs to address the issue of providing activities for children that are safe and supervised. In response to Council member Foy's inquiry about the need of adequate police supervision so that the parks are safe, Mr. Nixon stated the City will never be able to afford to hire enough police officers to have them on site in each park during the course of the summer. He sated we can hire. people to supervise our children at less money than we can hire police officers. He stated it is not an issue of either /or; we need both! Cemetery Mr. Copeland and Administrative Assistant, David Johnson, responded to inquires about the Cemetery Budget. Council member Foy referred to the $1,200 figure listed for weed eaters and asked how many are being purchased? Mr. Johnson responded, the price represents four 85cc weed eaters and the price was obtained from Fleet Manager, Don Toney. Council briefly discussed the policy issue of extending cemetery services to include grave liners. with.Mr. Johnson responding to inquiries. Mr. Johnson informed Council that staff is currently able to purchase the liners for $105 and sell them for $210 and this has been quite profitable for the cemetery. In conclusion to the budget review session, Council member Barnett asked that the $250,000 MERV unit listed on page 257 be added to the major policy issues. He also requested the proposed increase in travel be presented as a major policy issue (page 227). Council member Barnett noted in the Comprehensive Sewer Plan there is a proposed increase in the CCRC, but the budget proposes a policy issue of paying it at the time of the sewer connection. Mr. Hanson stated these are two separate issues, explaining that the Capital Cost Recovery Charge (CCRC) is a base charge which is a part of Chris Waarvick's budget while the other represents how the account is handled, i.e whether we carry the contract over a ten_ year period or ask for payment in full at the time of the connection. He stated this does not affect Chris Waarvick's rate because it is a policy issue submitted by the Engineering Department. Council member Foy stated this should be added to Chris Waarvick's sewer rate, thus eliminating the work for the finance department to process the contracts, and in turn, passing that savings on to the public. Council member Foy asked that the $12,600 copy machine for the Public Works Complex (page 274) be listed as a major policy issue as well as the conference room furniture (page 275) for $1900. Mayor Berndt reminded Council members of the Public Hearing. on the Comprehensive Sewer Plan at 7:00 p.m. this evening. It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Buchanan, to adjourn to the 7:00 P.M. meeting for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the Comprehensive Sewer Plan. Unanimously carried by roll call vote. (Meeting adjourned at the hour of 5:30 P.M.) AAD /7 04 5 NOVEMBER4294 1988 READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY l J A ! 1. +CIL "r v I ', DATE ATTEST: COUNCIL MEMBER. / DATE • CAIN AS L� . cis ! G (;)i.;t: DEPUTY CITY �Zi RK 4, MAYOR (Minutes prepared by Deputy City Clerk, Barbara J. Toney, CMC) • • AAD /8